Inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 1970.
Head football coach at Southwestern College at Memphis (now Rhodes College) (1924-1927), Clemson University (1931-1939), and Rice University (1940-1966). Overall football head coaching record: 207-176-19.
Played one year of minor-league baseball (1925) with the Tupelo Wolves of the Tri-State League (Class D).
Inducted into the Southwest Conference (SWC) Hall of Fame in 2013.
Induced into the Clemson University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1979.